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Lesson 5. Topic: Future plans.

Task 1. Read and translate the text.
A flight to New York.
My elder brother Ron will fly to New York tomorrow. My father and I
will go to the airport early in the morning. The plane will take off at 9

o’clock. We will say good-bye to him. He will be away for 2 years. He will
do a research project in the USA. We are very proud of him. I hope I will
finish my studies and join him as a researcher next year.
Planning a holiday.
Gabi: Where are you going to spend your holidays this year, Nick?
Nick: I am not sure. We may go abroad. My wife wants to go to Italy. I

‘d like to go there, too. We can’t make up our minds.
Gabi: Will you travel by sea or by air?
Nick: We will travel by air.
Gabi: It’s more expensive, isn’t it?
Nick: It may be expensive, but it doesn’t take a long time. It’s much
faster.
Gabi: I am sure you will enjoy yourselves.

Nick: I am not so sure. I don’t know who will look after the dog, who
will look after the house and the garden. My wife worries about that a lot.
In the end, we won’t travel anywhere and will stay at home.
Task 2. Write down and learn the new words.
An airport, a plane, a project, a research, a researcher, studies, to fly, a

flight, to take off, to be away, to say, to be proud of, to hope, to finish, to
start, to join, to be going to, fast, early, late, abroad, next year, by air, by
sea, to be sure, to look after, to spend, to want, would like, a garden, to
worry, to take time, it takes 2 hours, to enjoy oneself, I am enjoying myself,
in the end, in the beginning.
Task 3. Answer the questions.
Who will fly to New York tomorrow?
Who will go to the airport in the morning?

When will the plane take off?
How long will Ron be away?
What will Ron do in the USA?
Who hopes he will join Ron next year?